My husband & I stayed in this hotel for 2 nights before leaving for Pattaya. The Reception desk area was decorated to make you believe that the hotel was of a high end class hotel. Judging from the reception area, we expected our room to be nice as well. When we checked-in our room, we were really disappointed. We were given a room with a living room cum kitchen area. The living room had a small T.V. and came with an old air-condition unit that gave out a low vibrating noise. It didn't bother us much since it was emitting cold air like it's supposed to. The toilet was old and needed refurbishment/renovation. The toilet wasn't very clean. It had moss on the corner of the floors an on the corner of the bath tub. The cracked brown yellowish tiles made the toilet looked even dirtier, the dim light didn't help either. The bedroom air condition unit was really old and it didn't work. It was emitting hot air. We checked in quite late and was really tired so we didn't feel like changing rooms. What we did was moved the King Size Double Mattress from the bedroom to the living room floor. We closed the bedroom door to keep the living room cool and slept on the floor for two nights.

My main purpose in going to Bangkok is to shop, shop and shop some more. Baiyoke suite is the best hotel to stay in for that matter. Located at the heart of Prattunam, all the cheapest clothes shops are right there as you step out of the hotel. You'd be surprised how much and how far 100USD can get you.

Reception was ok, considering only 25% of the people in Thailand speaks english, they were quick and polite. Lobby and coffee shop located at the 5th floor, not as nice as it looked like in the net, but I really couldn't care less, I just wanted to go shopping right away.

Rooms were spacious, fairly clean, good airconditioning, beds and pillows are soft and comfy, linens smelled nice, clean towels,robes and slippers provided, complete toiletries, very small tub though and low shower heads. Definitely not for tall and wide loads. Water fluctuates from warm to cool, but with the hot weather in Bankok, you'll definitely need a cool shower.
Good view but no access to the balcony. Dining table, personal ref as the mini bar. 2 TV sets, 1 in the bedroom and the other in the living room, only 2 out of the 5 channels are english, no time to watch anyways-1st batch of shops open at 3am-9am. 2nd batch from 9am-6pm. 3rd batch 6pm-12mn. This definitely is the shopping mecca in asia.
A weighing scale is also provided so you can monitor not your weight but your luggage weight.

House keeping, i really dont know, i keep my DND sign on the door knob all the time to keep my shopping bags secure.

Breakfast buffet at the sky lounge is good, plenty of choices. great view.

TIPS:
- if you need anything from the housekeeping or other department, call the reception and ask them to call them for you instead. Only the front office speaks in english.

- Live a little, be more adventurous with your taste buds, street foods are fairly safe and verrrrry delicious, they have everything from fruits to prawns and friedrice to satay barbeque. If it smells good, it tastes good! (Except for the Durian fruit, it smells like hell, but tastes like heaven) Yummy! Beats room service! and really cheap too, 100baht for a complete meal(32baht to 1USD), including fresh fruit juice too. Just step out of the hotel.

Overall...theres no other hotel in Bangkok for me! Affordable, convenient, comfortable. What more can I ask for?

Huge rooms in ok condition, but showing the effects of poor repair work. Hardest pillows ever slept on. These were changed promptly on request but really not much of an improvement. Steps at entrance make carrying heavy luggage difficult. Showers most of the time were cold and complaints about this were shrugged off by reception. We had to leave at 6 am and couldn't get a room service breakfast because they were busy preparing the breakfast buffet. This is despite claims of 24 hour room service. Taxi drivers confuse this place with Baiyoke Sky which luckily is a short distance away if you get dropped off there. The streets around the hotel are full of markets which are good fun. Watch out for the hotel taxi which will take you to the airport for at least three times the going rate.
Overall I would try for another place if I was in Bangkok again.

The staff are all very friendly and polite. Full of young staff maning the reception. The room is a bit old though. Don't book the room facing the back of the hotel because there is a construction going on at railway track behind the hotel. The train goes on until midnight. Water pressure is a bit low though. Go for the Baiyoke Sky Hotel if you can afford it.